“Layin In The Cut” is a triumphant single from Chicago rapper Ca$his, over production from Detroit legend Eminem. On the track, Ca$his boasts about his relationship with Slim Shady, his gang origins, and his difficult upbringing.
[Intro]
Yeah!
Shady, Ca$his, King Mathers
Classic, let's go
[Verse 1]
I'm sittin' back, thinkin', drinkin', I'm loaded and barely breathin' (Yeah)
I'm spillin' on the seats of my old school black Lincoln (Yeah)
I'm riding with the heat, off a pill and never speaking (Yeah)
My vest is Level III, thanks to Em, I'm not bleedin' (Yeah)
My mind is on the street, Marciano be tryna call me
Penitentiary in my future 'cause I'm falling (Yeah)
My part of history is to follow the Lord's calling (Yo, yo, yo)
But niggas mess with me 'til they all on the floor crawlin'
I'm poppin' with no warnin', I'm hotter than global warmin'
I'm floodin' the block with coke, knowin' you all want it (Yeah)
This life I was born in, homie, I'm ready and able
To take a bullet or a plaque, for the name of my label
I'm daily prayin' to Proof, he know I'm tellin' the truth
That I love King Mathers the way that he do
Your legacy never through (Yeah), 'cause we be ridin' for you (Yeah)
And if you niggas out there really want them problems then move
[Hook]
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
[Verse 2]
I'm popping a Xannie to keep me humble, my family
If I'm sleep, they ain't gotta deal with my constant insanity
I'm the Chic, is it vanity? I walk and hit guaranteed (Yeah, yeah)
Your bitch wanna mess with me, I'm always undressing these (Woah)
Niggas be testing me, so the law be arresting me (Yeah)
But I bail out fast after an hour of questioning (Huh)
You don't know who I be, you ain't seen MTV
Maybe on BET, I'm who you wanna be
I'm sitting here in the D, with Rugers and nickel beams
The Capo and Shady, Ca$his forever remain a G
Boss of the BBG, Pac Man RIP, I live it, I spit it
I can't change it, this is me
I'm tryna get out the street and be in the industry
But y'all niggas perpetrators, you gangsta pretend to be's
I'm off of this Ritalin, ecstasy and Hennessy
I'm a motherfucking problem, you kinda remember me
[Hook]
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
[Bridge]
I don't wanna go back, you don't wanna know that
Pain when I aim and your whole head go flat
I don't wanna go back, you don't wanna know that
Pain when I aim and your whole head go flat
[Verse 3]
My patience is wearing thin, I'm taking this Vicodin (Yeah)
Now I'm bout to be the nigga that nobody like again (Yeah)
Niggas in the studio don't wanna come write with him
Cause you know when you hear the flow, I'm writing like Eminem
Who was putting his life on my pen, you gotta write it again
I'm blowing dro in the wind, you can hear my first verse
I know I'm still a win, you niggas is feminine
I'm good in any hood, from the Chucks to the Timberlands
A venomous lyricist, who be living it period
Running circles of riddles, now I'm surrounding you idiots (Yeah)
It's hard to survive, in this game of middlemen (Woah)
But I got supply, that'll bring the millions in
[Hook]
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
I be layin' in the motherfuckin' cut, cut
Everybody wanna come and say wassup, yeah
They know I always keep a motherfuckin' blunt, plus
I got a semi soldier and he wanna dump, punk
[Outro]
Uh, King Mathers and Ca$his
Look what the fuck just happened (Haha)